Schwaesdall Winery

The owners are very friendly, great customer service and very sociable nice people! Will definitely come back! They had a very good wine selection and good taste.

Cute place, very nice owners, good wine. What else could you ask for? For the «wine expert» who gave them 2 stars, go back to drinking your Berringer since you don’t have a clue!

Absolutely LOVED this place! Owner was so nice and funny! Beautiful view, good wine, and a farm with tons of baby goats and lambs. The owner went above and beyond to be hospitable. It’s also dog friendly! There were lot’s of regulars there (which is always a good sign). I will absolutely be back!

«Great Bread, Great Employees, Great Experience «
My wife and I went to the Schwaesdall Winery in Ramona California this weekend, and took an Artisan Bread making class from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. It was Awesome ! The Bread making class was taught by Jose Duran from the Belen Artisan Bakers from Valley Center, California. Jose along with his co-​workers Eduardo and Noah were very nice instructors, as they gave a very detailed, and hands on instructional class, on how to made different kinds of Artisan Breads. The Bread flavors included Jalapeño and Cheese, Greek kalamata Olives, Gruyère cheese, and Sourdough. Jose taught the class students how to mix the different bread ingredients from scratch, mix and proof the bread, and then cooked the Artisan Bread in a classic Schwaesdall Winery Brick wood fire oven. After the class mixed the different bread recipes and while they were waiting for the Bread to proof and rise, Jose and Eduardo made 10 delicious Artisan Pizza’s with different fresh toppings and cooked them in the brick wood fire oven, for lunch for the entire class. The pizza was delicious, especially after it was paired with a couple great glasses of Schwaesdall Wine. What a great way to spend a relaxing Saturday, learning the hands on educational approach to cooking high end Artisan Bread, and enjoying a refreshing lunch at the Schwaesdall Winery. We all enjoyed meeting and talking with new friends, while enjoying the cool breeze and wonderful views of the grape vineyards and the surrounding mountains of Ramona. The Schwaesdall Winery will be having these classes on a monthly basis, so check out when the next class will be, and book your spot quickly as they only take a maximum of 12 students per class.

I really felt at home here, we go to Napa/​Sonoma three times a year and have done Paso Robles/​Santa Barbara and Temecula wine tastings.
This has truly been one of the most genuine, unpretentious, warm and friendliest places I have ever visited.
Such a gem in Ramona, I encourage everyone to experience it and visit Johnny and his wife, their tasting is a steal for only ten dollars.
My mother liked the zinfandel and bought a bottle.
A must when in Ramona.

I’ve been a serious wine drinker for 20 years and have been to 100’s of wineries all over CA, OR and WA. I have to agree with another reviewer that said the wines are flawed. Every one I tasted was «off» in some way.
The straw bale structure that serves as the tasting room was very cool in spite of the poor quality wine.

John and Shirley Schwaesdall are truly 2 of the nicest and warm hearted people I have met in a long time. I just got back from a trip to Guadalupe Valley that they sponsor twice a year. They work there tails off on this trip and make sure that everyone is taken care off. It was so much fun and what a great group of people.
Go to their winery, try their great wine and meet these incredible people. You can tell they love what they do.
Judy Schultz

if you like informal, rustic type wineries this ones for you! The owners are terrific and the peaceful surroundings draw you into the intimate tasting room. Excellent wines, lush vineyard, great events all make up this Ramona winery. Wine is life!

I must say that every wine that I tried in this winery had a flaw in it. They all weren’t worth buying. There are other Ramona wineries that are worth going to, not this one.

Great little family owned winery. Tasting is $ 10 per person and you get to keep the glass. Reds are ok, Chardonnay ($ 20 per bottle) and Orange Muscat ($ 19 per bottle) were delicious.

the owners were very nice. took the time to chit chat with us and talk to us about the other wineries in the area. John actually recommended a new winery for us to check out. They didn’t rush us with the wine tasting, which i enjoyed. I was able to talk about each of the wines with my friend before moving on to the next tasting.
the tasting was 8 dollars and we were able to taste about 8 wines and keep the logo glass. I think they change up the ones the offer for tasting daily. they keep a white board on which ones that offer for tasting. the pricing for bottles weren’t bad either. My friend was able to get a white zin for 8 dollars. I’m already planning my next visit for when my family comes to visit.
My personal favorite was a smokey merlot! delicious!!!
I would recommend this place to as many people as I can. The website seemed a little outdated to how the place is now. I asked them about it and they said they are updated their website. Until then I would suggest driving to the place personally and checking the place out and not judging it by the website.

It was ok.
We love the smaller wineries and the location of this one (less than 20 minutes from our house) was great. The owner was a bit too much caught up in his football game to really pay attention to us and the amount of each wine he gave for tasting was really small. To make up for it, there were a lot of wines to be tasted. The wines were decent, but nothing amazing. We took home a late harvest Zinfandel that was a bit more unique. Sweet AND bold!
Worth a visit for sure.

You will enjoy a trip to this winery… even just to meet the owners John and Shirley! They are so much fun and very hospitable. They have great parties and plan all kinds of day trips and weekend trips throughout San Diego and Mexico all surrounding wine. They are a blast and have a very quaint little winery. John makes a number of varietals that are tasty. The last time we bought a nice white and a port… both were very good. Moderately priced too.

I went wine tasting here and I think you try about ten wines. I ejoyed them all, especially the dessert wines. The owner is friendly and pleasant. The building you do the wine tasting in is very nice and has an old Italian vibe with something like 12 inch thick walls. If you want to keep the glass it’s $ 8 total. They also have canned goods that are tasty but a little pricey. I had a very nice experience here. They are open on weekends for wine tasting and I will definitely bring friends here when they come to town.

Every «wine country» that I’ve visited has a «get you drunk» winery (whether that’s the intention or not). At Schwaesdall Winery, for $ 8 (and yes, you can keep the glass), you can taste up to 13(!) different wines. And I’m not talking about skimpy pours here… The first time that we visited here, we made the mistake of paying for separate tastes, and I had to ask my boyfriend to drive when we left.
I’d put Schwaesdall in the same category as Witch Creek, in that it’s a fun tasting room (great hostess, fun crowd, and a hay bale roof), but we weren’t overly impressed with most of the wines. Some of the reds were pretty good, and when we were there, they were pouring a sweet Zin that could easily have been categorized as a «late harvest» Zin or a dessert wine.
It’s definitely worth checking out if you haven’t been here before, but if your wine tasting time is limited, I’d make some of the other tasting rooms a priority over this one.